Hugh Douglas No Longer Employed By ESPN

Hugh Douglas No Longer Employed By ESPN

Hugh Douglas No Longer Employed By ESPN

Hugh Douglas is no longer an ESPN employee, according to an SI.com report. Douglas, a host of Numbers Never Lie, threatened to beat up his colleague Michael Smith at a NABJ event in Orlando, calling him an “Uncle Tom” and a “House N—–.” Douglas, a former New York Jet and Philadelphia Eagle, had been with the network since 2011.

ESPN’s “National Football League” retiree team now has an opening at defensive end.

Update: ESPN PR confirmed to The Big Lead: “He is no longer working for us.”